A PERSPECTIVES FLIP BOOK The Split History of the BATTLE OF FORT SUMTER UNION PERSPECTIVE BY STEVEN OTFINOSKI CONTENT CONSULTANT Donald C Elder III PhD Professor of History Eastern New Mexico University COMPASS POINT BOOKS a capstone imprint
CHAPTER 1 TENSION IN CHARLESTON HARBOR April 1861 brought a welcoming spring to Charleston South Carolina Charleston Harbor one of the South's most beautiful waterways was covered with a blanket of blue sky filled with fleecy white clouds However this natural beauty was at odds with the drama that was playing out nearby Three of the four forts that ringed the harbor were armed with
cannons and guns of all sizes in preparation for battle All this firepower was aimed at Fort Sumter the fourth and newest fort Built of brick and stone Fort Sumter was perched like a jewel at the harbor's entrance Why were the other forts and batteries aiming their guns at Fort Sumter Coco The American flag flew over Fort Sumter in the spring of 1861 but the Confederates wanted to change that The question could be answered by the flag that flapped in the brisk breezes above Fort Sumter the
